Jeff Lawrence

A Port Alberni brewery has taken home the top prize at the 2026 Canada Beer Cup, earning national recognition for its British-style pale ale.

Volunteer divers have hauled approximately 250 kilograms of abandoned fishing gear and debris from beneath Sidney Pier in the latest effort to protect marine life from hazards accumulating on the ocean floor.

Victoria has surpassed one million cruise passengers in a single season for the first time, setting a new milestone for the city's tourism industry.

Drivers in Duncan will have to wait until at least next spring for Allenby Road to fully reopen, nearly six years after a landslide damaged the road during the November 2021 atmospheric river.

Three youths were arrested and multiple violation tickets were issued after a series of incidents involving electric dirt bikes and scooters in Courtenay last month.

Voter turnout increased in the vast majority of Vancouver Island municipalities during Saturday's civic elections, reversing a trend of declining participation seen four years earlier.

Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) is investigating a reported collision involving a vessel and at least one humpback whale south of Powell River, and

Voters in Victoria and Saanich have delivered vastly different verdicts on amalgamation, with a majority of Victoria residents supporting a merger of the two municipalities while nearly seven in 10 Saanich voters rejected the idea.

Comox Valley Search and Rescue (CVSAR) volunteers had a busy weekend, responding to three incidents while other members participated in training exercises.

A humpback whale has been struck by a BC Ferries vessel in the Salish Sea, with marine researchers concerned the collision may have been fatal.